I had a feeling about direc... by Daniel Petrie, a Canadian Director

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“I had a feeling about directing Cocoon II: The Return. At first I wasn't too interested because it was a sequel. Then I read the script and was excited by the relationships and its mystic quality.”

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Daniel Petrie

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Name: Daniel Petrie

Nationality: Canadian

Date of Birth: Nov 26, 1920

Date of Death: Aug 22, 2004

Profession: Director

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They studio were flabbergasted when they discovered how interested everybody was in 'those old people.' And now many upcoming projects feature older people; it's become a trend.

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I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice.

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There has been a change in attitude, though.

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The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death.

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I had a feeling about directing Cocoon II: The Return. At first I wasn't too interested because it was a sequel. Then I read the script and was excited by the relationships and its mystic quality.

Daniel Petrie

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